Parts of Board of Trade Building For Sale

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CME Group announced Monday it would offer a portion of the landmark building in downtown Chicago for partial sale or leaseback. CME Group owns the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade.

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The property has three buildings. CME Group is offering the 1.4 million-square-foot north and south buildings. CME Group will keep the east building, where financial trading and offices are housed.

The historic skyscraper with art-deco architecture was built in 1930. It was designated a historic landmark in 1978. A three-story statue of the Roman goddess of agriculture sits atop the building. A $20 million renovation was finished in 2006.